Monthly Archives: December 2014

Sarah P’s comments: A established school in a beautiful country. Reviews say the living is good but the school has suffered under an interim director and recent benefit cuts. This year a new director was appointed but no updated reviews yet. The job has not yet been listed on the school’s website so in order to apply you need to join TIE (The International Educator). I recommend joining ISR (International School Reviews) as well.

AISB is a private, non-profit school offering the highest quality in American/international education from Pre-K3 to Grade 12. Our diverse student body of 840 students representing over 62 nationalities is matched by the vast international experience of our highly qualified and talented faculty. We strive for all students to achieve their highest academic potential and at the same time develop their individuality, interests and special talents. We are an IB World School with a tremendous record of success at the IB Diploma level. Teachers and administrators who join our faculty team, quickly learn why students and teachers thrive at AISB:

Sarah P’s comments: I have monitored this site for a few years now as a library or library-skills related job will occasionally pop up. Make sure you don’t have to live nearby as some positions are 100% virtual. Note: you need to join this site into order to apply for positions.

A health insurance service company is searching for a person to fill their position for a Remote Business Requirements Writer in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Must be able to:

Prescribe knowledge management solutions to meet business goals

Apply the established library discipline and actions to existing knowledge infrastructure

Support and maintain cross-organizational knowledge

Skills and Requirements Include:

BS/BA degree or equivalent

Excellent document management skills

Strong knowledge of MS Word and knowledge of MS Excel

Experience in business operations, support, or other equivalent work experience around digital records management, or archives and librarian practices.

The American Library Association, International Papers and Projects Committee invites proposals for presentations to be made at the next ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco, California, USA. Presentations will be delivered at the International Papers Session scheduled for June 27, 2015.

The International Papers and Projects Program provides librarians with an opportunity to exchange information about library services, collections and projects throughout the world. The program also serves to stimulate the interest of U.S. librarians in international library matters. Through its International Papers Committee, ALA’s International Relations Round Table (IRRT) invites librarians to submit a presentation proposal. The 2015 International Papers and Projects Program theme is:

Learning from One Another: Mentoring Across and Within Borders

Mentoring is an effective way of assisting people to progress in their careers through a partnership between two people, an experienced mentor and a less experienced mentee. Formal mentoring programs exist in librarianship as in other professions and may be found within libraries, library associations, or other professional settings.

This program will feature presentations on mentoring projects and programs from around the world. Presenters are encouraged to consider the theme from diverse angles. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:

Mentoring programs that are international in scope

Analysis of successes and obstacles of intra-national mentoring

Mentoring as part of sister library partnerships

Comparison of mentoring programs in different countries

How mentoring across borders has strengthened international connections

Proposals will be selected based on their originality, clarity, and adherence to the theme. Proposals should be evaluative and not merely descriptive. Descriptions of mentoring programs that have not been implemented will not be considered.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Proposals, presentations, and papers must be written and delivered in English, which is the working language of the program.
Proposals should include:
1. Title of the presentation
2. Name, title, institutional affiliation, and full contact information (including a valid e-mail address) for each presenter
3. Abstract (300-500 words)
4. A short biographical profile of each presenter

SELECTION PROCESS
Three official and three (3) alternate proposals will be selected. Alternate proposals will be ranked and considered in place of official ones in case substitutions are necessary. All presenters will be notified of the selection results by February 6, 2015.

PRESENTATION FORMAT
The International Papers and Projects Program is 1.5 hours total. Presentations should run about 20 minutes each, followed by a Q & A session. Presenters are encouraged to prepare a dynamic and interactive presentation, incorporating visual prompts, technologies, games, questions for the audience, etc. PowerPoints are common, but speakers who want to read a paper or refer to it are welcome to do so. Optionally, presenters may submit a formal paper (5,000-10,000 words), to be published on the International Papers Committee website.

We would like to invite you to view previous presentations listed on IRRT’s International Papers and Projects Session Committee site. www.ala.org/irrt

Strategic Communications Coordinator to collaboratively develop and implement a marketing and communication plan with internal and external stakeholders;

liaise with other departments and communications and marketing professionals across the university community to create innovative approaches to heighten awareness, understanding, and engagement with the Libraries’ services, collections, activities, and initiatives; produce marketing and promotional materials including annual reports, web content, social media campaigns, print brochures, mailers, newsletters, emails, advertisements, signage, digital media, posters, publications, and other marketing materials that communicate, inform and persuade;

design consistent and effective messages, marketing materials, media kits, campaigns and brand standards to represent and promote the Libraries; prepare background materials for meetings for the Dean, write speeches, and draft and edit the Dean’s communications with external and campus constituencies;

help promote Library special events, exhibits and other outreach activities. Collaborate with development and fundraising teams to create diverse communication and marketing strategies for donors; communicate strategic directions, goals and objectives to a variety of constituencies by creating compelling success stories and marketing materials.

Require: Bachelor’s degree in strategic communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, or related field; exceptional writing and communication skills; initiative and ability to manage time, prioritize multiple and concurrent tasks, and quickly produce results under tight deadlines; ability to creatively approach challenges and projects and to work effectively, both independently and in teams, to drive toward common goals, consistent with Library vision and strategies.

Desire: Experience working with library, non-profit, or higher education organization; two years of professional work experience creating, writing and editing a variety of materials such as articles, brochures, news releases and web content; advanced degree in Library Science or related field; creative flair and capability to consistently generate new ideas.

Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education informed by the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. These programmes are distinguished by the following attributes: disciplinary, inter-disciplinary and pre-professional studies that are based on a broad liberal arts foundation; rich co-curricular and extra-curricular activities; ample global learning opportunities; active community engagement and multifarious workplace experience. It also offers postgraduates programmes up to the doctoral level.Applications are now invited for the following position:

The appointee will lead and serve as the head of the Cataloguing and Preservation Team. He/She will be required to (a) supervise the operations of cataloguing and authority control; (b) supervise the processing and preservation of library materials; (c) formulate and maintain the policies and procedures for cataloguing, authority control, library materials processing and preservation; (d) maintain the library bibliographic and authority databases, and the online library catalogue; and (e) analyze relevant statistics and produce regular reports. The appointee will also represent the University in the Joint University Librarians Advisory Committee (JULAC) working committees.

Requirements

Applicants should have (i) recognized professional qualification in Librarianship (MLS or equivalent); (ii) substantial supervisory experience in cataloguing, authority control and preservation operations in an academic library; (iii) a good command of written and spoken English and Chinese (both Traditional and Simplified Chinese); and (iv) working knowledge of AACR2R, RDA, FRBR, FRAD, LCRIs, LCSH, LCCS, MARC21 and the INNOPAC Millennium/Sierra Library System. Familiarity with information processing of CJK materials will be advantageous.

(Applicants with less experience may be considered for appointment as Assistant Librarian.)

Salary and Benefits

The rank and commencing salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The monthly salary range is HK$37,600.- to HK$49,400.- for Senior Assistant Librarian and HK$24,400.- to HK$47,200.- for Assistant Librarian. Fringe benefits, where applicable, include annual leave, medical and dental benefits, mandatory provident fund and gratuity.

Application Procedure

Applicants are invited to forward a cover letter, a resume and a completed application form (Form R2 which is obtainable at www.LN.edu.hk/hr/application-forms) to the Human Resources Office, Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong by post, by fax at (852) 2891 5782 or by email: recruit@LN.edu.hk (as attachment in MS Word format) by 9 January 2015. Please quote the reference number of the post in all correspondence.

12/16/14 – The International Educator (TIE) currently has 23 positions listed. This is the beginning of the recruiting season for international schools. Many, but not all, require media certification as well as a master’s degree. For more information about this market please join TIE and also review Chapter 3 of my book.

The conference will be composed of several types of contributions, such as full papers, posters, PechaKucha (short presentations), best practices, workshops, panels, invited talks, doctoral forum; each has different requirements and restrictions regarding the length, time allocation and content. Contributions should be prepared using the templates available through the Conference website and submitted electronically via the conference management system by March 16, 2015.